{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2026/05/13/higgins-nehls-legislation-to-protect-american-shrimpers-from-taxpayer-funded-foreign-competition-passes-house/", "Higgins, Nehls Legislation to Protect American Shrimpers from Taxpayer-Funded Foreign Competition Passes House", "2026-05-13", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued a statement after the House passed H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act. Higgins introduced the bill in March 2025 alongside Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX). The legislation directs the United States to oppose taxpayer-funded projects that bankroll foreign shrimp farming and processing. Read the bill text here.\n\n\u201cDomestic shrimpers have been undercut by foreign competitors who often receive U.S. taxpayer dollars by way of international financial institutions. This legislation orders an end to American subsidization of foreign seafood production,\u201d said Rep. Higgins. \u201cI will not stop fighting for Louisiana agriculture. If I had full control, I\u2019d stop all or most imported seafood and rice. One day at a time though, we\u2019re winning because we\u2019re in the fight.\u201d", 1, "2026-05-14T06:11:37Z", "2026-05-14T06:12:56Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2026/05/13/higgins-nehls-legislation-to-protect-american-shrimpers-from-taxpayer-funded-foreign-competition-passes-house/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7678619585931301, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}